TruTouch Technologies, a pioneer in non-invasive biometric alcohol
detection systems, today announced that it has topped up its B-1
Financing to $4.3M, which will enable the company to build sales
revenues towards profitability.

Dr. Richard D. Gill, President & CEO of TruTouch, said, “This Top Up
Financing coincides with the commercial launch of our TruTouch 2500
alcohol detection device that monitors fitness for duty in workplace
applications. The TruTouch measurement offers employers, individuals,
and society in general the tools to intercept alcohol consumption before
it does harm.”

TruTouch products employ an advanced alcohol detection technology that
uses light to measure a subject's alcohol level without collecting
bodily fluids or other invasive means. A user places a finger on a fiber
optic touchpad that analyzes the alcohol concentration in the user's
body while simultaneously verifying the identity of the user. Unlike
other technologies, TruTouch products require no user training, no
disposables, no samples such as blood, urine or breath, and no operator
assistance or supervision. The self-administered test detects employee
alcohol use, allowing employers to take action before a shift begins and
preventing impaired employees from performing high risk occupations or
activities.

Eric Janszen, Founder of iTulip, Inc., said, “Our community is
supporting the launch of the TruTouch 2500 by providing the necessary
capital to enable TruTouch Management to address the next stage of
growth in a growing market. We are proud, along with Launchpad Venture
Group, to have lead in the syndication of this Top Up of the round of
financing.”

Current TruTouch applications include:

Workforce Workplace Safety Systems

Future TruTouch applications include:

Medical Diagnostic Systems

Alcohol Point-Of-Sale Liability Reduction Systems

Law Enforcement Systems

Industrial Safety Systems

About TruTouch Technologies

TruTouch Technologies, Inc., develops, manufactures and sells patented
noninvasive biometric alcohol testing systems into both existing and
emerging alcohol testing markets. Inspired by the potential to place its
passive, durable systems virtually anywhere, TruTouch's vision is to
create a world where alcohol consumption is routinely intercepted before
it does harm.

About iTulip, Inc.

iTulip, Inc., is the Lexington, MA based global online economics and
financial markets community founded by Eric Janszen in 1998 with more
than 50,000 members and 1,000 subscribers from 75 countries, that The
New York Times, CNBC, and others credit with more than a decade of
accurate economic and market forecasting.

About Launchpad Venture Group

Launchpad Venture Group is a Boston-based angel investment group that
provides funding to early-stage companies. LVG seeks innovative,
technology-driven startup companies addressing a significant market
opportunity where investment can make a difference. LVG introduces
entrepreneurs to potential investors through business plan presentations
at monthly meetings. LVG consists of individual angel investor members
interested in achieving superior returns by financing privately held
companies at an early stage of development. LVG is the largest angel
investing group in the Northeast, with a broad base of very active
members coming from a variety of backgrounds and professions, including
the technology, financial service, industrial and life science
communities. As a group, LVG is well connected to potential customers,
service providers, partners and future sources of financing.

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